Basketball Page 229 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NBA roundup: Damian Lillard's 43 powers Bucks past Sixers
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 135-127 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon.,Lillard added seven rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, which played without All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (strained left calf). Six other B...
Mavs will be down Anthony Davis when Kings pay a visit
While the Mavericks are still adjusting to their post-Luka Doncic reality, Anthony Davis' debut on Saturday served as a necessary reminder that Dallas acquired an all-world talent in his own right.,Davis was tremendous in his first appearance as a Maverick, but things took a sobering turn late in th...
Streaking Trail Blazers out to test hot Nuggets
Three weeks ago, hosting Portland for two games seemed like sure wins for the Denver Nuggets. But the Trail Blazers' recent surge has made this week more difficult for the 2023 NBA champions.,Portland has won 10 of its last 12 games since Jan. 18 and has moved closer to 10th place in the Western Con...
Top-of-the-line Thunder face lowly Pelicans
The top team in the Western Conference meets the bottom team Monday when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans.,The teams come into the game with something in common, though, both working through restrictions with significant pieces of their roster.,For the Thunder, who come into t...
Road-tested Celtics set to face new-look Heat
The Boston Celtics have been the NBA's best team away from home this season and they'll attempt to improve their road record when they visit the Miami Heat on Monday night.,Boston is an NBA-best 21-6 in road games this season and will enter Monday's matchup with a five-game road winning streak. That...
Spurs to work on 'details' in visit to Wizards
The San Antonio Spurs will look to shrug off consecutive one-point defeats and rediscover their winning ways when they square off on Monday against the host Washington Wizards.,The Spurs captured the first game of the season between the teams 139-130 at home on Nov. 13, but there have been plenty of...
Magic face Hawks intent to settle into familiar surroundings
The Orlando Magic hope to build momentum in advance of All-Star weekend when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday in the first meeting between the Eastern Conference rivals this season.,The Magic opened their three-game homestand leading into the break with a 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs ...
Cavaliers ready to debut new piece vs. Timberwolves
After adding De'Andre Hunter at the trade deadline, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers host the surging Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.,Overshadowed by the jaw-dropping Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, the Cavaliers still made a s...
Damian Lillard (43 points), Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat 76ers
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 135-127 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon.,Lillard added seven rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, which played without All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (strained left calf). Six other B...
Rockets halt skid, but Alperen Sengun exits vs. Raptors
Dillon Brooks scored a team-high 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Houston Rockets rode a strong performance from their reserves to a 94-87 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday, snapping a six-game skid.,Green drilled a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and a...
Pistons start fast, hang on to defeat Hornets 112-102
Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while earning a 112-102 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.,Tobias Harris had 20 points and Malik Beasley supplied 17 as the Pistons won their second...
Report: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo out through All-Star break
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for at least one more week and will miss the NBA All-Star Game due to a left calf strain, ESPN reported Sunday.,Per the report, the power forward is expected to return to action shortly after All-Star break. The game is scheduled to be pla...
Ja Morant's father booted from Grizzlies' loss to Thunder
Tensions were so high in Saturday's duel between the two top teams in the Western Conference that even the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was ejected.,Tee Morant, a fixture at Grizzlies games, was tossed by game officials late in Memphis' 125-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. P...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Pistons
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been ruled out for Sunday afternoon's game against the host Detroit Pistons due to left ankle soreness.,Ball boasts team-leading averages in points (28.0), assists (7.4) and steals (1.3) for the Hornets, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 117-116 win ...
Anthony Davis Injury Update: Dallas Mavericks Star Leaves Debut With Non-Contact Injury
After a blockbuster trade involving Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks fans everywhere were worried when Anthony Davis went down in his debut. Here's an injury update....
Rockets hope to stop freefall against Raptors
It has taken fewer than three weeks for the Rockets to transition from darlings of the Western Conference to experiencing a calamitous collapse that has them tumbling down the standings.,With their 116-105 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, the Rockets' skid reached six games. In that sp...
NBA roundup: Anthony Davis dominates, leaves early in Mavs debut
In his Dallas debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 16 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury to guide the host Mavericks to a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,It was Davis' first game with the Mavericks since he was acquired in a league-shaki...
Ivica Zubac, Clippers rally, extend Jazz's road losing streak
Ivica Zubac collected 26 points and 15 rebounds and Norman Powell also had 26 points as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half to earn a 130-110 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., ,James Harden scored 23 points with a season-...
Kings top Pelicans to halt 2-game skid
Zach LaVine had 22 points in the second game for his new team, Domantas Sabonis led the way with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings brought a two-game losing streak to an end with a 123-118 come-from-behind victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.,Keegan Mur...
Thunder dominate Grizzlies in battle of West's top teams
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Aaron Wiggins added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-112, in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.,Jalen Williams added 25 points and six assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 po...